15 Thurs
• SPC Movie: “Stepmom”
Reed 117-9 pm
• Baseball vs. Grove City (DH)-3pm
• Dr. Yervant Terzian: Otto Behrend
Science building- 7:30
19 Mon
• “Let’s all go to the mall,” says
photo editor Andrea Zaffino
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SPRING
COMMENCEMENT
The Spring 1999 Commencement
ceremony will be held on Saturday,
May 15, at noon on the Reed Union
Building lawn. In case of inclement
weather, two ceremonies will be held.
The first will begin at 12:00 noon and
the second at 2:3opm, both in Erie Hall.
Seniors who intend to participate in
the graduation ceremony must
purchase a cap and gown from the
bookstore. Prices are as follows:
Baccalaureate-black (keeper) $22.75,
Associate- blue (Keeper) $22.75,
Graduate- black cap gown, hood
(keeper)- $46.00 and Graduate black
cap, gown, hood (rental)-$35.25.
The deadline to order caps and gowns
is April 9. Beginning April 6,
graduation announcements may be
purchased on a walk-in basis from the
Media and Instructional Support
Center (MISC) in the Academic
Building. The cost is 35 cents for each
announcement. Please call the Provosts
Office at 898-6160 by May 3if you
plan to attend.
SPRING MUSICAL
REVUE -8.R.U.N.0.S
Matchbox players is proud to present
8.R.U.N.0.5., an original musical
revue about college life at Behrend.
The show was created, written, and
produced by members of Matchbox
players, Behrend’s theatre club.
8.R.U.N.0.5. will be preformed in the
studio Theatre on April 15,16,17, and
18 at 8:00pm and April 18 at 4:oopm.
Reserved seating is limited and
reservations will be taken beginning
April 5. Call the Studio Theatre at 898-
6016 for reservations. General
Admission is $3.00, and each
performance is FREE to all Penn State
students with ID. Come out and
laugh...right this way, a good time’s
waiting!
BEHREND FREE
ENTERPRISE TEAM
BRINGS HOME TWO
TROPHIES
For the first time, six students from
Penn State Behrend Erie, The Behrend
College, took part in the Students in
Free Enterprise (SIFE) competition
Tuesday, April 6 in Cleveland. Under
the direction of Dr. Jeffrey W. Trailer,
assistant professor of management, the
team brought home trophies for Rookie
of the Year and second runner-up in
League A. During the award ceremony
Trailer received a plaque recognizing
his service as a Sam Walton Free
Enterprise Fellow.
Students participating included Beth
Shickler of Harborcreek, Matt
Inderlied of Fairview, Jillanne
Torrance of Erie, Lance Dunn of
Wattsburg, Bryan Docherty of
Glenshaw, and John Hodemy of Erie.
Each student was required to complete
50 hours of a community outreach
business activity such as market
analysis, profitability assessment,
marketing assessment, or marketing
potential. Fifteen business owners
and executives judged the students
on their documented results, their
presentation skills, the number of
people impacted by their outreach,
and several other criteria.
“This was an awesome
opportunity,” said Trailer. “We
competed with students from Ohio,
Michigan, New York, and
Pennsylvania, and came out very
well. We’re already looking forward
to next year..”
Those interested in joining or
becoming involved in SIFE can learn
more about the program at the
following web address:
www.personal.psu.cdu/faculty/j/w/
jwts/sife.htm.
lEEE STUDENT PAPER
AND HARDWARE
CONTEST AT BEHREND
APRIL 16-17
The 1999 lEEE Region Two
Student Paper and Hardware
Competition will take place at Penn
State Erie, The Behrend College, on
Friday and Saturday, April 16 and 17.
The competition is sponsored by the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers, the Erie Engineering
Societies Council, and the local
chapter of lEEE. More than 75
students and faculty from colleges
and universities throughout
Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West
Virginia are scheduled to participate.
This year nine student groups will
present papers and nine will present
robots for the competition. Teams of
students work all semester on their
projects. Dr. Thomas Hemminger,
associate professor of electrical
engineering at Penn State Behrend
and faculty host for this event, noted
that “the number of robots in the
competition has increased from five
last year to nine.” He also noted that
students from Gannon University
will participate in the paper
competition.
In addition to the contests, lEEE
will conduct its leadership
conference for training of new
student leaders during the weekend.
The event will begin with a
welcoming dinner in the Reed
Commons Friday at 6 p.m. Saturday
morning those in attendance will
hear a keynote speaker from NASA,
then participate in the leadership
conference. The robot competition
will take place in Roche Hall
beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday
afternoon.
WINTERGREEN GORGE
CLEANUP PROJECT IS
APRIL 17
GE Transportation Systems, Main
tenance and Operations, and the
Penn State Behrend Eco Action
volunteers will team up to clean the
Wintergreen Gorge on Saturday,
April 17. Additional volunteers from
the Penn State Behrend community
are welcome to take part in the days
Calendar of Events
16 F
• SPC Movie: "Stepmom”
Reed 117-10 pm
• Comedian: Loose Screws, Brunos
B:3opm
• Rec Deadline- White-Water Rafting
20““
• Softball vs. Fredonia (DH)-3pm
activities. Volunteers will meet at 8:30
a.m. in the parking lot behind the
Fasenmeyer Building at the west end
of the campus. Three teams are planned:
Big Junk and Clearing (hard work!)
This team will focus on the Cooper
Road entrance to the Gorge, moving
trees, scrap metal and brush. Wear hard
soled shoes and long sleeves. Gloves,
shovels and other equipment will be
provided.
Trash and Litter (not too hard!) This
team will clear trash and litter starting
from three locations in the Gorge. Wear
shoes that will handle the steep climb
and long pants. Vine Trimming
(adventurous!) This team will begin
at Cooper Road, inspecting wild
grapevines and trimming those that
pose a threat to foliage.
When work is completed at 12:30
p.m. there will be a free lunch at the
parking lot behind the Fasenmeyer
building. Also, GETS will provide each
volunteer with a golf shirt to mark their
participation.
For more information or to volunteer,
please call Randy Perino at 875-6962
or send him e-mail at
randall.perino@trans.ge.com.
FOUNDER OF ANSYS TO
SPEAK AT BEHREND
SENIOR PROJECTS DAY
Dr. John Swanson, founder and chief
technologist of ANS YS, Inc. will be the
keynote speaker at Senior Projects 99,
to be held Saturday, May 1 from 8:30
a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Engineering
Complex at Penn State Erie, the
Behrend College. At this event,
graduating seniors in the engineering
programs present research and
industrial projects they have completed
during the year.
“Many of the senior projects presented
provide solutions to real-world
engineering problems,” said David
Roth, associate professor of
engineering and faculty sponsor for the
day. “We invite representatives of
industry to bring their challenging
problems to our students, who work to
develop practical solutions.” Roth
noted that senior projects day often
draws many product design and
manufacturing representatives from
local and regional companies, who
come to meet the graduates and recruit
potential employees. “Although,” he
said, “by senior projects day, many of
these students have already accepted
jobs in industry,” we are particularly
pleased to have Dr. Swanson with us
for Senior Projects Day, said Dr.
Richard Progelhof, director of the
School of Engineering and Engineering
Technology. Swanson, who will speak
in Roche Hall at 12:45 p.m., is
internationally recognized as an
innovator in the application of finite
element methods to engineering. He
founded his company in 1970 to
develop, support, and market the
ANSYS program, a finite-element
software code widely used in the
computer-aided engineering industry.
For additional information about Senior
Projects 99, please call the Penn State
Behrend School of Engineering and
Engineering Technology at (814) 898-
6153.
Calendar
17“
• SPC Movie: “Stepmom”
Reed 117- 10pm
• Euchre Tournament Finals
• Softball vs. Bethany (DH)-2pm
•Track and Field Slippery Rock Invitational
BLUE BUS
INFORMATION
Saturday, April 17, 1999
There will be no 10:20 or 11:00 runs.
Saturday, April 24, 1999
The Bus is reserved all day for a
White-Water Rafting Trip.
WOMEN’S HISTORY
MONTH IN NIAGARA
HALL
Niagara Hall Students, and RAs,
celebrated Women's History Month,
in March, by putting together two
informative bulletin boards.
The first, a joint effort of RA Niki
Bruniany, and resident Jackie
Nieves, is on display in the west side
hallway of Niagara Hall Lobby. The
other was on display on Niagara’s
second (women's) floor.
HALL COUNCIL
ORGANIZES EGG HUNT
IN NIAGARA HALL
Niagara Hall Council got students
involved in the spirit of the season,
by organizing an egg hunt for the
residents. The activity rewarded
students with candy filled plastic
eggs, and offered a welcome break
from studies, on Thursday, April 1,
1999. Niagara Hall Council officers,
and RA staff, were really pleased
with the results of their efforts.
BENACCI FAMILY
ENDOWS
SCHOLARSHIP
Penn State Erie, The Behrend
College, has received a $500,000 gift
from the Joseph Benacci family to
create the Joseph A. and Berit I.
Benacci Family Scholarship. “We
made the decision when everyone
was gathered around the table last
Thanksgiving,” said Joe Benacci,
CEO of T.W.L. Corp., a trucking and
warehousing company with interests
in real estate, transportation, and
distribution. “Our family has been
so blessed. We're at a point now
where it’s time to give back to the
community, and I’ve always had a
soft spot in my heart for Behrend."
Benacci began his academic career
at Penn State Behrend in the early
fifties, before it was possible to
receive a four-year degree at the
College. He continued his studies at
University Park, but was unable to
complete his degree due to the
untimely death of his father. “Joe has
developed a remarkably successful
business,” said Dr. John Lilley,
provost and dean. "Given his own
experience, it is particularly
inspiring for his family to help make
education possible for others.”
A member of the Erie Conference
on Community Development,
Benacci is also on the Penn State
Behrend Alumni Society Board and
serves on the board of directors of
the Penn State Behrend Council of
Fellows. Berit has been involved
with both the Erie Philharmonic and
A* Wed
• Tennis (M) vs. Fredonia- 3pm
Thursday, April 15, 1999 - The Behrend College Beacon - page 5
the Hamot Aid Society, and served
on Behrend's anniversary
committee. Dr. Christopher Rcber,
associate provost for Advancement
and University Relations at Penn
State Behrend, said the gift will
make an important impact in the
lives of students. “Many of our
students work between twenty and
forty hours a week to support their
education, he said. The Benacci’s
gift will make a real difference in
students lives, and, because it is an
endowment, the College will be
able to offer this resource on an
ongoing basis,” he said. The
Benacci’s son, Ray, a 1987
graduate of Penn State with a
degree in business logistics, serves
as president of the family’s
corporation. “We have more than
100 employees,” he said, “and
those employees have families. I
feel a sense of responsibility to
them.” It is one of the reasons he
and his brothers and sisters agreed
to support the Joseph A. and Berit
I. Benacci Family Scholarship,
which will give first consideration
to employees of the corporation
and their relatives.
The Benaccis made the gift as a
family. Their children include
Joseph, a plastic surgeon at Pitt
County Memorial Hospital, a part
of East Carolina University in
Greenville, N.C.; Kristina
Hannum, who received her Ph.D.
in higher education from the
University of Florida at
Gainesville; Ray, president of
T.W.L. Corp.; Jennifer, a 1997
graduate of the University of
Northern Arizona in education; and
Karl, who plans to attend Penn
State Behrend in the fall. “They
were very receptive to the idea,”
said Joe. “We’ve tried to teach
them that if you have strong beliefs,
you need to make things happen.”
The family informed employees
of T.W.L. Corp. about the
scholarship before it was
announced publicly and plans to
promote its availability on a regular
basis. “We want everyone to feel
encouraged to take advantage of
this opportunity for higher
education,” said Kristina Hannum,
“Even if they haven’t thought about
it in the past.”
LEARN TO PLAY GOLF
Continuing and Distance
Education and the Athletics
department is offering a course on
how to play golf. This course will
be instructed by Dave Niland and
Rob Wittman. The cost is $75
dollars and all class sections will
be held from 6:oopm-8:00pm.
Enrollment is limited, so to register,
please call the Office of Continuing
and Distance Education at 898-
6103. The following are days in
which the course is offered. May 3
through May 24 (Mondays and
Wednesdays) or May 4 through
May 25 (Tuesdays and Thursdays)
or June 1 through June 22
(Tuesdays and Thursdays) or June
2 through June 23 (Mondays and
Wednesdays).
18“
• Catholic Mass: Reed Commons
8:00pm
• SPC Movie: “Stepmom"
Reed 117- 9pm
• Baseball vs. Pitt-Bradford (DH)-Ipm
• Softball vs. Laßoche (DH)-2pm
• SPC Movie: "Patch Adams"
Reed 117- 9pm
“ Golf is an excellent lifetime activity
and a refreshing way to enjoy the
outdoors as well as conduct any social
or business activity.
CORNELL ASTRONOMER
TO SPEAK AT BEHREND
Dr. Yervant Terzian, astronomer
and director of the New York State
Pew Cluster of Colleges and
Universities for the improvement of
undergraduate science education, will
present The Magnificent University
on Thursday, April 15 at 7:30 p.m. at
Penn Slate Erie, The Behrend
College. His lecture, which is free
and open to the public, will take place
in the Otto Behrend Science
Building
Terzian has been associated with the
Arecibo Observatory since 1965. His
areas of study include the physics of
the interstellar medium, HII regions,
the evolution of late type stars, binary
galaxies, colliding galaxies, and the
physics of planetary nebulae. With
students and collaborators he has used
the Arecibo radio telescope, the
Palomar five-meter telescope, the
International Ultraviolet Space
Explorer, and others. His current work
uses the Hubble Space Telescope to
study the detailed structure of planetary
nebulae.
Terzian’s lecture will explore the
universe from a historical perspective,
including modern cosmological
theories developed using the scientific
method. His presentation includes
astronomical slides taken with the
world’s largest telescopes and with
cameras from spacecraft.
Terzian’s lecture concludes the
1998-99 Penn State Behrend Open
House Nights in Astronomy Series.
Astronomical observing will follow the
lecture, weather permitting. For more
information, please call the School of
Science at (814) 898-6105.
PAJAMA PARTY BLOWOUT
On Saturday, April 17, The National
Society of Black Engineers will hold a
pajama party in the Gazebo at Dobbins.
Admission is $3 with college ID and
$5 w/o. The party starts at 10pm and
lasts until 2am. Dress to impress -
sleepware is a must.
> Penn State Behrend Night
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. 4 ,s |Erie Seawolves vs.
ron^eros
Who: All Behrend Employees
and Family
When: Friday, June 11th
Where: Jerry Uht Park
, UTime: 7:oopm
perperson
(jncjucles reserved seat, hot ,
and snack.) -.
: Deadhne(orreserva is
April 22nd. Please
' make payment to Penn State
Behrend Athletic department.
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